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Introduction <p>Minority Stress Theory explains health disparities for LGBTQIA + individuals by describing the impact of socially driven stressors such as discrimination and internalized stigma. These stressors are intensified by conservative political discourse and policies. The present study explores LGBTQA+<sup>1</sup> individuals’ perceptions and stress in response to the political shift ushered in under the ultra-conservative administration that took office in October 2022 in Italy.</p> Methods <p>A total of 410 LGBTQA+ adults (<i>Mage</i> = 29.4, <i>SD</i> = 9.2) living in Italy completed an online survey between November and December 2022, recruited via snowball sampling. Responses to an open-ended question were analyzed using thematic analysis.</p> Results <p>Three main themes were developed from participants’ responses: (1) Heightened Stigma and Structural Discrimination; (2) Stagnation and Rollback of Rights and (3) Ideological Oppression. Participants perceive the government as specifically targeting the LGBTQA+ community, alongside other marginalized groups within an intersectional perspective.</p> Conclusion <p>The findings provide insights into the LGBTQA+ community’s concerns about political discourse on their rights and survival. They offer a twofold contribution: documenting the intensification of minority stress in both relational and individual terms, and highlighting LGBTQIA + individuals’ capacity for systemic and anticipatory analysis. Political shifts and traditionalist propaganda negatively impact marginalized communities, affecting their self-determination, well-being, and life trajectories, with intersectional consequences extending beyond LGBTQA+ people.</p> Policy Implications <p>Policies should recognize marginalized communities not only as policy beneficiaries but as agents of collective empowerment, whose agenda-setting capacity is grounded in lived experience, critical consciousness, and grassroots organizing. Expanding access to decision-making and deliberative participation necessitates strengthening community-led initiatives, particularly in socio-political contexts with limited institutional collaboration.</p>

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“I Just Hope for a Miracle”: Concerns for the Right-Wing Italian Government from the LGBTQA+ Community

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    2026年3月9日

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  • Christian Compare,
  • Maric Martin Lorusso,
  • Fau Rosati,
  • M. Paz Galupo,
  • Elettra Bordo,
  • Jessica Pistella,
  • Roberto Baiocco,
  • Cinzia Albanesi

摘要

Introduction

Minority Stress Theory explains health disparities for LGBTQIA + individuals by describing the impact of socially driven stressors such as discrimination and internalized stigma. These stressors are intensified by conservative political discourse and policies. The present study explores LGBTQA+1 individuals’ perceptions and stress in response to the political shift ushered in under the ultra-conservative administration that took office in October 2022 in Italy.

Methods

A total of 410 LGBTQA+ adults (Mage = 29.4, SD = 9.2) living in Italy completed an online survey between November and December 2022, recruited via snowball sampling. Responses to an open-ended question were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Three main themes were developed from participants’ responses: (1) Heightened Stigma and Structural Discrimination; (2) Stagnation and Rollback of Rights and (3) Ideological Oppression. Participants perceive the government as specifically targeting the LGBTQA+ community, alongside other marginalized groups within an intersectional perspective.

Conclusion

The findings provide insights into the LGBTQA+ community’s concerns about political discourse on their rights and survival. They offer a twofold contribution: documenting the intensification of minority stress in both relational and individual terms, and highlighting LGBTQIA + individuals’ capacity for systemic and anticipatory analysis. Political shifts and traditionalist propaganda negatively impact marginalized communities, affecting their self-determination, well-being, and life trajectories, with intersectional consequences extending beyond LGBTQA+ people.

Policy Implications

Policies should recognize marginalized communities not only as policy beneficiaries but as agents of collective empowerment, whose agenda-setting capacity is grounded in lived experience, critical consciousness, and grassroots organizing. Expanding access to decision-making and deliberative participation necessitates strengthening community-led initiatives, particularly in socio-political contexts with limited institutional collaboration.